Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-03

| neaded for the gate, which Mr.. Delorme
! now caused TO be thrown open.
The Indians within, hearing the firing
without, and the we'll known war CRY of
the rangers, did not wait for their muir
derous charge, but hastily retreated over
the wall II she direction bV which they
came, assisted by the dropping limbs bf
trees which had been left standing there,
and whicb they had used rs ladders.
When the gate was opened the cattle
and horses, now in full stampede, rushed
out, and had not the column Of advancing
rangers sWeryed 20 one side, they must
have been trampled down by the mad
dened beasts.
As these swept On. scattering far away
over the plain, ana rushing otf where the
Indians could easily gather them up and
drive them away, the rangers rode into
the Enclosure now, full OF aust and smoke.
"Tne red devils have been givinSAoU 8
regular warming! | never knew Eem so
bold, Dir. DelOrme,n said the leader Of
the rangers, as he saw Mr.. DeIorme lean
ing On his gun at the foot Of the tower by
the gate.
''YOu may we'll say SO, Major Ben,'' re-
piled the planter. 81 doubt whether
there would have been anything LETT NE,
even life, if you had not come as you
did. did not expect you so so0n-how
came you to be here so earlyY"
81 was out on scout and TSs year
messenger-but excuse pc; hadn't we
better go up to the mSnsiOn and see
what damage has been done there? All is
still il tnst direction at present"
Eyes, l saw the scOundreIs getting
away over the wall before you reached
the gate"
The rangers, accompanied by Mr..
Delorme and Stella, now moved toward
the mansion, but Paul remained to guard
against return of the Indians, if they
should venture to rally and renew the at
tack.
"Who comes there? Stand where We
are, all of We, till one of ye advances wild
the countersign," shouted General Ma
honey.
you open the door. Can't you see
we're friends" shouted Mr.. DelOrme in
reply.
''When a soldier is in a state o. siege
he must never trust to his eyes-We
never did in the Carlist war;" replied the
redOubtable MabOney. "Stand, [ tell We.
or me army shall open fire."
"Let them try it, and I'll hang you on
LuO taLICSt JLCC III oISutJ C4Icu mCCuk-
Tough.
"Och, msjor, dear is it you? Sure to
yersen I'u surrender the keys of the
CITADEL" said MahOuey, well knowing
that 1t would not be safe for him to trife
with the chief of the rangers.
The doors of the mansion were now
thrown open, and the majO-, after giving
some directions TO his men, preparatory
to chase of the invaders when it was
light enough, entered with the planter aud
his daughter.
"WelI, what damage have you suffered
here?" asked Mr.. DelOrme of his over
seer.
Zone mayer hit on the head with an
arrow, sir, put the skull was too thick for
punctuation Some of the rest scared
from black to mulatto, an that's all j."
every WeIl-you may as well try an I
collect what cattle and horses You can
while the rangers are here, and then
If you like, you can have an Opportunitv
10 distinguish yourself when the
Major follows the trail Of the s&vages in
the morning"
''Thank We, Mr.. DelOrme-thank Va
kindly; the ambition of my youth has
fallen in the rear on the advance of ape
l can drive nagers, but if l have to fight
Comanches I'd rather do it wild NV
own throO)s at me back"
Mr.. DelOTme smiled, and ordering re-
freshments for the rangers went to see
Mrs. Delorme, to assure her that the i'm.
mediate danger was over.
To he continued in Gazette, Sundou
X, april IO.l